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SurrealSerenity
06/04/2010, 01:24 AM
So I have two brain corals on opposite sides of my tank. Under each are bristle worms and they seem to live under them. Should I be worried?
Thanks

klepto
06/04/2010, 01:43 AM
They shouldn't pose a threat. I have seen bristles stealing food from my LPS, but never causing any damage. They are very beneficial detritivores and will help clean up excess food.
http://www.reefcentral.org/forums/showthread.php?t=941035

anathema
06/05/2010, 01:07 AM
Nah they will help clean up any food the corals drop. Bristle worms are beneficial.

jtdesotel
06/08/2010, 12:40 PM
Should be fine, I have the same in one of my tanks, and it never seems to bother anything

StrongMN
06/08/2010, 12:47 PM
I have not seen any issues with brissle worms around any of my LPS other than it looks pretty wierd when they are crawiling out on or under from them.

Reefer577
06/08/2010, 05:46 PM
So you have worms in your brains eh? Sounds dangerous. ;p

Everyone needs a place to hide and bristle worms like to hide under flat rocks, corals, etc.

nvdiz
06/08/2010, 10:45 PM
I had a couple under my brain almost a year ago... Dont worry about it

Reef Bass
06/09/2010, 07:07 AM
The only "harm" I've seen the bristle worms under my corals (including trachys, scolys, favias and favites) do is steal food from their "roofs".

DJREEF
06/09/2010, 09:27 AM
Hell, I used to feed the small ones to my Trachys, and Scolys. It was one of the few things that the shrimp wouldn't steal out of their mouths.

DJ